Yosef Garfinkel with a stone shrine model found at Khirbet Qeiyafa (Credit: Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Prof. Yosef Garfinkel, the Yigal Yadin Professor of Archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, ...

Yossi Garfinkel, and his associate from the Israel Antiquities Authority, Sa'ar Ganor. The ruin known as Khirbet Qeiyafa, on a rocky slope overlooking the Elah Valley in Israel's western lowlands, contains remnants of a walled city dating back 3000 ...

Yosef Garfinkel, an archaeologist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, shows off an ark, or stone shrine model, that was found during excavations at Khirbet Qeiyafa, an ancient settlement southwest of Jerusalem. By Alan Boyle An archaeological dig ...

Hebrew University archaeologist Yosef Garfinkel said the find "is extraordinary" first because it marks the first time that shrines from the time of the early Israelite kings were found. In addition, two small, well-preserved models discovered in the ...

Yosef Garfinkel of the Institute of Archaeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem told CBN News. "From the Bible we don't know it. And here in Khirbet Qeiyafa for the first time, we have a fortified city from the time of King David.

Yosef Garfinkel with a stone shrine model found at Khirbet Qeiyafa. Professor Yosef Garfinkel says his discoveries at Khirbet Qeiyafa, an ancient fortified city that is 30 kilometers southwest of Jerusalem and is adjacent to the Valley of Elah, ...

"This suggests that the population of Khirbet Qeiyafa observed two Biblical bans — on pork and on graven images — and thus practiced a different cult than that of the Canaanites or the Philistines," Garfinkel said in a press release issued by the ...

Yosef Garfinkel, the Yigal Yadin Professor of Archeology at the university, displayed models of items excavated in Khirbet Qeiyafa, a fortified city in the Valley of Elah, about 30 km. southwest of Jerusalem. The religious community, which Garfinkel...

Though leaving ample room for debate, Yosef Garfinkel, an archaeologist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has told MSNBC that several objects found by his team strongly suggest the heretofore disputed presence of Israelites from the southern ...

The archaeologist, Yosef Garfinkel of Hebrew University, is excavating a site known as Hirbet Qeiyafa, located in the Judean hills not far from the modern-day city of Beit Shemesh. Garfinkel says the central finds presented Tuesday at a Jerusalem press ...

Yosef Garfinkel, an archaeologist at Hebrew University, calls the find “extraordinary,” not only because it is the first time shrines from this time period were found, but also because two models found during the excavations, which were incredibly ...

Yosef Garfinkel as “Ark of God” models. Archaeologist Prof. Yosef Garfinkel explains the significance of Khirbet Qeiyafa discoveries in a Hebrew University assembled press conference to announce findings and their historical and biblical significance.

Professor Yosef Garfinkel from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a team of archaeologists have been excavating the ancient city of Khirbet Qeiyafa, and have recently unearthed a trio of cultic shrines that date back to the time of King David.

Yosef Garfinkel, the Yigal Yadin Professor of Archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, announced the discovery of objects that for the first time shed light on how a cult was organized in Judah at the time of ...

Yosef Garfinkel with a stone shrine model found at Khirbet Qeiyafa (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) During recent archaeological excavations at Khirbet Qeiyafa, a fortified city in Judah adjacent to the Valley of Elah, the team uncovered rich ...

By Joseph DeCaro, Worthy News Correspondent JERUSALEM, ISRAEL (Worthy News)– Yosef Garfinkel, a professor from the Institute of Archaeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, recently announced the discovery of ancient objects that reveal how ...

Professor Yosef Garfinkel, the Yigal Yadin Professor of Archaeology at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, revealed models of items excavated in Khirbet Qeiyafa, a fortified city in the Valley of Elah, about 30 km southwest of Jerusalem.

Yosef Garfinkel with a stone shrine model A Hebrew University archaeologist has uncovered spectacular evidence confirming the reign of King David and that there were groups who believed in one Creator at the time. Architecture that was uncovered ...

The shrines reflect an architectural style dating back as early as the time of King David. By Web Desk The shrines reflect an architectural style dating back as early as the time of King David. PHOTO: HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM Archaeologists have ...